A short, comprehensive site providing information about Austria's climate and weather. It also contains links to other countries' climate websites.

A short, comprehensive site providing information about Luxemburg's climate and weather. It also contains links to other countries' climate websites.

A short, comprehensive site providing information about Switzerland's climate and weather. It also contains links to other countries' climate websites.

Investigate the climate zones and biomes of the world.

A short, comprehensive site providing information about Germany's climate and weather. It also contains links to other countries' climate websites.

This resource will compare different regions of the world by climate, geography, animal life, and culture. The site focuses on the differences within the United States regions.

Detailed, comprehensive information on countries and people all over the world. Great tool for discovering facts on world issues, seeing photos, and just exploring the world in general. Also includes quizzes based on the website's content.

A fascinating look at where humans came from. The interactive journey begins in Ethiopia over four million years ago with our ancestor, Ardipithecus ramidus. It continues at intervals along a timeline up to the present. The journey is...

This resource presents a brief description of the climate of every country in the world.

Students use GLOBE climate science visualizations to display student data on maps and to learn about seasonal changes in regional and global temperature patterns.

Students discover facts of deciduous forests concerning climate, range, habitat, plants, and animals.

Find out some factual information about Russia. Here you will find the national anthem, information about the physical geography, the climate in an easy to read graph form, the language, population, economy, natural resources,...

This portal site offers quick access to a wide range of information about each country, continent and region of the world.

This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of Tajikistan. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. It...

This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of Peru. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. It includes...

The University of California Museum of Paleontology hosts this site devoted to the study of the earth's biomes, which are the world's major communities, classified according to the predominant vegetation and adaptations of organisms to...

Students learn about the climate zones of the world by interpreting data and then identifying climate zones described in postcards.

Travel with your students on a virtual field trip and explore the deserts of the world! This is site is interactive and informative.

View and read about climate change by comparing two images of the same location at different times.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains a Life Science lesson for students in grades 7-8. It was specifically designed to assist ESL students read, pronounce, and understand the meanings of key concepts presented in...

The World Wildlife Fund offers a comprehensive overview of climate change, also known as "Global warming." Content includes basic information about the process and its effect on the environment, the science to back it up, conservation...

It's interesting to read about the anti-union sentiment that led to the Taft-Hartley Act after World War II, but even more amazing to see how that sentiment was tied to the anti-communist witch hunts of the time. Read the comments of the...

PBS explores the agriculture of India through an in-depth look into rice cultivation and its impact on India's economy. Identifies the origins of rice in India, the role of India in the world market of rice cultivation, and the locations...

Have you ever wondered why one area of the world is a desert, another a grassland, and another a rainforest? Why are there different forests and deserts, and why are there different types of life in each area? The answer is climate.